In late April, a Baltimore City high school baseball team worried their season was crumbling. They asked for help from an unlikely source. But by month’s end, the team’s season was canceled anyway. On a team’s heroic efforts and the barriers they face:

Baltimore’s Bobby LaPin reflected on small victories and possible missteps one day after his primary loss to Senate President Bill Ferguson. And he pondered what he might do next. Story: tinyurl.com/45cw736z

An analysis of what Senate Pres. Bill Ferguson learned from his race for the heart of Baltimore’s 46th District. By @leeosanderlin.bsky.social Pics: @kaitlinobscura.bsky.social app.thebaltimorebanner.com/UENEBUYPAZGP...

U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney stopped businessman and former congressman David Trone from taking Maryland’s 6th District seat back. She’ll face Republican Robin Ficker in November. W/ Adam Willis www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

It's primary Election Day in Maryland. Banner reporters will be out at the polls talking with voters. Following along on our live blog to read what voters are saying about races and what's driving them to the polls. Have you voted yet? www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

A Maryland district court judge told the Trump administration they can’t have Maryland’s voter rolls, dismissing the case and agreeing with courts across the country who have thrown out similar cases. tinyurl.com/4983yxhr

An energy mogul with a restaurant empire on Maryland’s Eastern Shore had his eyes on a power plant. To get it, he needed Gov. Wes Moore’s help. By Adam Willis. tinyurl.com/m9ncpks9

Today through Sunday Baltimore hosts one of the largest African American festivals on the East Coast. @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social has a look at the event through three generations.

Maryland, today's the last day to vote early at the polls. They're open until 8 p.m. You can also vote in person on Election Day, June 23, 7 a.m - 8 p.m. Still not sure who you're voting for? Check out The Banner's voter guide. www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/...

Move over Gov. Wes Moore. Looks like Maryland may have another politician with aspirations for the White House. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

On Maryland’s primary ballot, there’s at least 8 federal workers running for office who were forced out of jobs they loved by Trump’s cuts. They say they’re uniquely qualified to lead because they know how to run government. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The former Baltimore teacher of the year charged last month with sexual solicitation of a minor said he was just trying to warn the (fake) teen against dangerous relationships with older men. He also insisted he thought "Aiden" was 16 - the age of consent in MD. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

What did Maryland Gov. Wes Moore mean when he told a national TV audience that closed primaries were obsolete? His team said he wasn't talking about Maryland. But that didn't keep some independent voters from hearing what they heard. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Why was Montgomery County Council member Laurie-Anne Sayles in Hawaii during budget deliberations? I got the records: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Chris McBride was sentenced to life for murder. Would a Maryland law give him a second chance? (via @thebaltimorebanner.com) (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social)

In Baltimore, women can visit the Good Box Boutique for a mani, have their menopause questions answered and find the health care they need. By @mercohn.bsky.social app.thebaltimorebanner.com/GIEHO5TFBVFJ...

I asked Maryland voters what they thought about the state’s mail ballot blunder. Their answers unsurprisingly split along party lines. app.thebaltimorebanner.com/UI26DYFPVNGK...

Click for the hair but stay for the interesting architect who is charged with transforming Baltimore's housing agency. www.thebanner.com/culture/life...

Baltimore has made progress clearing its vacant housing stock but there’s more to it, reports @halliemiller.bsky.social. www.thebanner.com/community/ho...

They respond to students in crisis. Soon, they could lose their jobs, @talia-richman.bsky.social reports. (via @bannermoco.bsky.social)

Redistricting update: Senate President Bill Ferguson, who has blocked redistricting efforts in Maryland, says he’s having “active conversations” about bringing lawmakers back to Annapolis to take up the matter. By @pwoodreporter.bsky.social

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed a bevy of immigration reforms into law this year but not these two. He'll allow the controversial bills contested by cops and big data to become law without his signature. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

SCOOP: Former President Joe Biden will headline the Maryland Democratic Party’s annual gala next month. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Are you caught up in Maryland's mail ballot mix-up? Here's a step-by-step guide on what to do next: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Hey Mail-in Voter, I’d like to hear from you. What has this mail-in mishap got you thinking? Send me a message.

Money can't buy you love, but it sure can influence voters in Maryland's 6th District race for Congress. @brendawintrode.bsky.social offers an insightful breakdown. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Two wealthy Democrats are battling to represent Maryland’s 6th District as voters struggle to pay their bills. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland admitted misclassifying dozens of deaths in police custody. A year later, little has changed. (w/Alex Mann) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Maryland will have to reissue roughly 400,000 mail ballots after voters reported receiving ballots for the wrong party. Voters who were mailed a ballot before May 14 will receive a replacement ballot. Controls are in place to ensure no one mistakenly votes twice. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen's heated debate with FBI's Kash Patel spilled over onto social media. The senator questioned Patel's fitness for the job, citing media reports of the top law enforcement official's excessive drinking. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

I was locked out of this account for a few weeks, but now I'm back. Here's my latest story: Two conservative lawmakers are not backing down from their offensive remarks about a colleague who is an immigrant from China, rebuffing calls to apologize. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Menopause. The once avoided conversation is now everywhere online and in the news. Women left in the dark on what’s happening to their bodies are thirsting for information. Maryland wants to ensure doctors know how to help them. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Om vs. arrr! Fells Point wellness studio has had enough of the pirates next door, @emilyopilo.bsky.social reports. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order Friday banning state employees from using nonpublic information from their jobs to place bets on prediction market apps, according to a draft of the order obtained by The Banner. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The terrible owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were going to shut the paper down rather than treat their employees right. Now The Banner's nonprofit parent company is buying the newspaper. www.thebanner.com/economy/bann...

With chaos in the House of Delegates and tension in the Senate, the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session ended on a sour note. @thebaltimorebanner.com’s team was there and we have this report from the State House: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

UPDATE: The Maryland Senate put more limits on police cooperation with ICE. The Community Trust Act blocks police from communicating with ICE unless there’s a warrant from a judge. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW: A Maryland senate committee advanced a block on informal cooperation between ICE and local police. Lawmakers said the bill closes loopholes left open after they banned 287(g) earlier this year. Some law enforcement agencies stand opposed. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

From @maddioneill.bsky.social: ICE told Maryland agency about warehouse plans 2 weeks before they became public. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

NyKayla Strawder was fatally shot in 2022 by a 9 year old with access to his grandmother’s gun. Her family has been trying to pass a law in her name to prevent similar deaths. Their efforts have become tangled in Baltimore politics. It’s Local News Day. Local news matters. Link below.

Maryland hospitals in need of high-risk insurance products set up their own insurance companies in the Caymans — avoiding the state’s 3% premium taxes. @pwoodreporter.bsky.social has the story. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

In Baltimore, annual salary increases for elected officials are a foregone conclusion, a gift from city lawmakers past. By @emilyopilo.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Breaking: ICE says it is "reconsidering" the scope of a planned immigration detention center in Washington County. Details, with more to come: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Del. Christopher Eric Bouchat has abandoned many of his duties as a state legislator, most days registering his attendance at the State House and then leaving. Now one of his colleagues wants to expel him. From me & @brendawintrode.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

By Sapna Bansil: A Cockeysville dad’s final wish: See his astronaut son fly to the moon. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

📉 NEW MARYLAND POLL 📉 Gov. Wes Moore Approval: 🔸 48% approve 🔸 42% disapprove 🔸 9% unsure “There is certainly evidence that he has lost a little bit of ground with the public,” says @mileahkromer.bsky.social of UMBC. “But it’s him and everybody else.” www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Democrats honored U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi and her public service career Monday at an Annapolis breakfast hosted by Gov. Wes Moore and his wife, Dawn. Moore called the Baltimore native "an absolute force of nature." www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

UPDATE: James Appel, who managed money for the Maryland Republican Party and many GOP candidates, is alleged to have taken $100K from a candidate and $100K from a tennis nonprofit to refinance the loan on his 65-foot yacht, according to an indictment. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The (probably) good news about the next Maryland state government budget: They aren't raising your taxes. The (probably) not good news: There's still a shortfall predicted for future years, and tough questions loom on spending and taxes. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland politicians closed a shortfall, but they didn’t fix the state’s budget woes